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Jennifer Booth, 37, grew up in a new, modern home and always pictured raising her own family in something similar. Her husband Mike, 41, was raised in an older community with large trees and a school close by. The home they shared for five years in Canyon Meadows fit into Mike’s family image, but Jennifer had some wanderlust.

“We liked where we lived,” says Mike, who works for Trail Appliances. “Jennifer actually tricked me into looking at the show homes over in Shawnee Park and, actually, it provided the best of both worlds. We still have the trees and it’s not super far out. She gets the new home she’s always wanted and I get to maintain the community style I wanted and it’s only 600 metres as the crow flies across Fish Creek Park.”

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Jennifer, a public relations manager with the Calgary Stampede, still laughs about the day of their “impromptu” visit to the Cardel Homes sales centre in Shawnee Park.

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“I had gone ahead and scouted it out, going through the show homes and getting all the information. Then I said to Mike, maybe we should just have a look,” she recalls. “I told the sales people, don’t tell him I was here before, but I eventually came clean.”

Jennifer says they toured the show homes and fell in love with the Savin, a 2,700-square-foot, estate-sized home on a 38-foot lot.

“When we walked through the house, it was just so unique and something you don’t see in the typical new home builds. This house was a little bit different,” she explains.

There were two main features that stood out; the two outdoor living spaces and the master suite.

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“We do spend a lot of time outside, so having two options was really appealing,” she says.

The master bedroom with double closets and ensuite with dual vanities makes Jennifer feel like she’s walking into a spa.

“I wake up every morning and look down this long hallway to this spectacular bathtub. It gives me the feeling like … wow,” she sighs.

Jennifer, Mike and their two-year-old daughter recently took possession of their home, which features a large open kitchen, a great room with a fireplace flanked by two large windows and vaulted ceilings.

“We did a walk-through pantry into a mudroom, which we find so useful. Upstairs has a great bonus room, which right now has a mountain view,” Jennifer says.

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The Booths are among the first to move into Shawnee Park, Cardel’s sophisticated development on the former Shawnee Slopes Golf Course, which closed in 2011. Mike feels nostalgic when he recalls his days of being a junior member there.

“I am happy to know that I now live on what used to be the green of the first hole. It’s not ideal that it’s gone, but if it has to be gone, I think Cardel did an amazing job of utilizing that land,” he says.

Community sales manager Jon Mortier says the Savin is the second-best seller in Shawnee Slopes, next to the Selkirk 2 – both move-up luxury homes in Cardel’s single-family line up.

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“People love that it’s configured for families and they love the outdoor living space with the rear deck and covered outdoor space on the side,” he explains.

Cardel’s single-family offering in Shawnee Park starts with the 24-foot wide Birch model priced from the $630,000s, to bungalows from the $670,000s, rear garage courtyard homes from the $750,000s and move-up luxury homes from the $710,000s.

Cardel has just released 23 lots in Phase 7 of Shawnee Park, with six lots still available in Phase 5.

Just 450 homes will be built in this 54-hectare (133-acre) pocket of land between James McKevitt Road S.W. and Fish Creek Provincial Park. At least 30 per cent of the land is dedicated green space and some of the amenities of the golf course, including the 50-plus year-old trees have been either repurposed or spared.

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“There will be a nice park on the west side, which we haven’t developed yet, with a soccer pitch and a feature designed around the old water hazard. The existing pathways used by golfers will all be walking paths and the trees have been protected for life. We had to put a plan in place to keep as many of trees as we could. Shawnee Park is unlike any other community because of it, and as we move along, it will just get more beautiful,” Mortier says.

As an infill development, the community is beside an existing LRT Station, shopping areas and eight schools close at hand including three senior high schools.

“It’s been here for decades and you’re waiting on nothing. It’s a sophisticated, small, quaint area. Nothing comes close to Shawnee Park,” he says.

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Jennifer says it’s a refreshing community that’s well-laid out with welcoming cul-de-sacs. She’s thrilled that their neighbours are families just like theirs.

“Since we’ve moved in, we’ve met our neighbours and everyone has kids. A lot of them are the same age as our daughter. We’re excited to build those relationships because having a neighbourhood friendly vibe is important. I had that growing up and Mike did, too. I’m excited for our daughter to have that.”

THE DETAILS

COMMUNITY: Shawnee ParkBUILDER/DEVELOPER: Cardel HomesMODEL: The SavinSIZE: Base model is 2,589 square feet with 2.5 bathrooms and three- or four-bedroomsPRICE: From the $780,000s.INFORMATION:cardelhomes.com

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